Long-term use of a nasal expiratory positive airway pressure (EPAP) device as a treatment for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA).
Kryger MH, Berry RB, Massie CA. Long-term use of a nasal expiratory positive airway pressure (EPAP) device as a treatment for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). Journal Of Clinical Sleep Medicine 2011, 7: 449-53b. PMID: 22003339, PMCID: PMC3190843, DOI: 10.5664/jcsm.1304.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsObstructive sleep apneaPositive airway pressure devicesMonths of treatmentSleep apneaObstructive sleep apnea hypopneaOpen-label extensionPositive clinical responseEvents/hLong-term adherenceSleep disorders centerEpworth Sleepiness ScaleSleep apnea hypopneaPressure deviceLong-term useAHI reductionClinical responseMonth 3Randomized studyApnea hypopneaMedian AHITrial nameClinical trialsMonths 1Disorders CenterSham trialsA Novel Nasal Expiratory Positive Airway Pressure (EPAP) Device for the Treatment of Obstructive Sleep Apnea: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Berry RB, Kryger MH, Massie CA. A Novel Nasal Expiratory Positive Airway Pressure (EPAP) Device for the Treatment of Obstructive Sleep Apnea: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Sleep 2011, 34: 479-485. PMID: 21461326, PMCID: PMC3065258, DOI: 10.1093/sleep/34.4.479.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsObstructive sleep apneaPositive airway pressure devicesSleep apneaSham deviceWeek 1Double-blind clinical trialSevere obstructive sleep apneaMonths of treatmentSleep disorders centerEpworth Sleepiness ScalePressure deviceSubjective daytime sleepinessNon-consecutive nightsControlled TrialsMonth 3Sham treatmentClinical trialsDaytime sleepinessITT groupDisorders CenterSleepiness ScaleAHI valuesApneaMedian percentageAHI